Q$ACROSS&DOWNrHÝ3û3¢X1.20¨0¨yP©yà¨y.COSMIC.AUGUR....M.E.R.I.A.E.KRAISECAIN.LANAIA.C.T.F.T.L.A.NPARASITE.PIQUEDS.O...S...P.L.ECONFORM.TROTTERA...R.AHA.L...GLEBANON.SPINOZAL.E.E...W...L.RINDIRA.MEDALISTO.R.I.J.G.P.V.ENOOSE.IMITATIONS.L.S.N.A.R.E....LATEX.NOTARY..------.-----....-.-.-.-.-.-.----------.------.-.-.-.-.-.-.---------.-------.-...-...-.-.--------.--------...-.---.-...--------.--------.-.-...-...-.-------.---------.-.-.-.-.-.-.------.----------.-.-.-.-.-.-....-----.------.Team Cryptic Crossword Competition Puzzle #4 Margaret Hoglund (US), Craig Fowler (US), Heidi Schroeder (US) © 2000, The Cryps (Explanations in Notepad)Catholic wit has a point (6)Little bitty lines on a letter from Athens (7)Bumps into butcher's display of tongue? (5)California's foremost flower crosser is a highly skilled individual (9)Divine instrument for drilling in the mouth (5)Isn't it an out? (4)Harry and I cut up at one Mel Gibson film (9)Foreign car, in neutral, crashed (7)Maniac entering dark room filled with little boys and girls (12)Throw a fit as ice is tossed in shower (5,4)Pranksters knock over onions (12)Twining liana covered porch (5)Mooch a pirate's rum (8)Pointed, outspoken, and angry (6)Agree to cross Rubicon for money (7)Corner I established confines the most unruly (9)Head of truly despicable fellow's horse (7)Islander was eating bananas (9)Got it, with a laugh (3)The French embargo on Middle Eastern nation (7)Be amusing for Matilda (7)Philosopher from Spain travelling around Australia (7)Nothing virile about British actor (7)Gandhi injured in raid (6)Champ lost lead in fog (8)A carriage returned in pieces (5)Bad luck...Jon's debut with INXS Saturday is cancelled (4)Trunk contains piece of old knotted rope (5)Fake disability after fifty (9)Dead, by gum (5)Rocky, Nat, Roy, and a witness (6)ACROSS 1. CO(S)MIC 5. AUGUR (hom.) 9. RA(ISE CA)IN (as ice anag.) 10. LANAI (anag.) 11. PARASITE (anag.) 12. PIQUED (hom.) 13. CONFORM (hid.) 15. T+ROTTER 16. A+HA 17. LE+BAN+ON 19. SPIN(OZ)A (Spain anag.) 21. INDIRA (anag.) 22. M(EDAL)IST (lead anag.) 25. NO(O)SE 26. (l)IMITATION 27. LATE+X 28. NOTARY (anag.) DOWN 2. O(MICRO)N 3. MEETS (hom.) 4. C+RAFTSMAN 5. AIN'T (anag.) 6. GALL+I+POL+I (lop rev.) 7. RENAULT (anag.) 8. KINDERGARTEN (anag.) 9. RAP+SCALLIONS 14. ORNERIEST (hid.) 15. TASWEGIAN (anag.) 18. BE+DROLL 20. O+LIVIER (virile anag.) 23. A+PART (trap rev.) 24. J+INXs